"HAHAHAHA! ONLY PAILITH MAKES MEN MIGHTY AND FATHER TODD IS MIGHTIEST OF ALL MEN! YOU�RE GOING TO NEED ALL THAT MIGHTY TOO IF YOU ARE EVEN THINKING OF TRYING TO HELP THE VERY NOT MIGHTY VAN EISEN! HA HA! LIFE IS STRANGE, NO? NO DOUBT THERE WILL BE MANY MIGHTY SURPRISES IN YOUR FUTURE! SEEK YE PAILITH AND LIFT THINGS!"
- Father Todd
Leaving behind useless women and bogus religions, Seiji returns to his true calling: money. Unfortunately, the sorcerer Van Eisen is more troublesome than Seiji expected, and he is co-opted into Van Eisen�s scheme to regain leadership of the Veiled Sky. However, Van is not the only one with a scheme, as Sigmar, Ortzenhelm and Bast all maneuver and vie for power. The storm of war brews over the Five Realms.
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Vis et Virtus is not a normal Neverwinter Nights module, nor is it intended to be. It is, by design, a mostly linear adventure with a heavy emphasis on story and character development. It was designed to be a fusion of game genres combining elements from traditional Japanese console RPG games like Final Fantasy, with computer RPGs like NWN, along with devices that are unique to VeV.
If you are looking for a game that uses a non-linear approach with lots of dialogue options through which you can create a character of your choosing, featuring standard NWN systems, I encourage you to look elsewhere. There are plenty of excellent games out there that do an excellent job of this. I would also encourage you to look elsewhere if you don't have the time to allow the story and characters to develop. Like a great novel, the story gets better as it goes, and many questions remain unanswered until later in the series. In the beginning, you will not know the full history of each of the characters nor have a full understanding of their motivations, but over the course of the game these elements will become apparent. Finally, in order to add to the depth of the characters, Vis et Virtus uses pregenerated characters. If you are uninterested in games involving pregenerated characters, please do not waste your time downloading VeV.
If, on the other hand, you are looking for a game with a truly epic story, strategic battles, engaging party members, unique systems and stunning custom content that make you feel like you're playing an entirely different game, you will enjoy Vis et Virtus.
If you are still uncertain as to whether Vis et Virtus is the sort of gaming experience you like, I encourage you to read our reviews. QSW and the Vault Review Team have written excellent, detailed reviews of the last three chapters of VeV which will likely give you a good idea of what to expect. You can find them at Link, Link, and Link.
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To further clarify, Ephiram's tower is an optional bit. To continue the game, simply exit the tower and leave the map via the south eastern road.
Posted by Pailith at 2011-01-0115:21:50
That's the top accessable floor. The locked door is just there to show that the tower is physically taller than you can go up gameplay wise.
Posted by melbella at 2011-01-0110:26:31
Next question...I'm at the 6th floor of Ephiram's tower and the door to the 7th floor requires a specific key. Does this involve manipulating the consoles in the room next to where all the knights are? If so, something is wrong because nothing in the room is an active object. Or is it something else that I'm missing? I killed all the knights but haven't found any kind of key.....
Posted by melbella at 2010-12-3111:07:57
Ah, that makes a lot more sense. I was thinking it was a place (like a bank or something) rather than an item.
Posted by Pailith at 2010-12-3111:00:00
To find the Royal Vaults, go to the South Eastern District of Verthorn. There's a Lucky's Charms store there that sells them. It's located on the Eastern part of the map against the wall. They may also be located elsewhere, but that's the location that comes to mind. Jim
Posted by melbella at 2010-12-3100:28:01
I finally killed off Carthbad and I'm now ready to tackle Ephiram's tower. Where might the repeatedly-mentioned "Royal Vaults"? I've looked all over Verthorn but can't find where to buy them at. Thanks, Mel
Posted by Libita at on12/21/10
Still extremely funny and charming. I found the balance of the fights to be particularly well made. Van Eisen is great! _________________________ One feels inclined to say that the idea that man should be "happy" is not included in the plan of "creation". - Sigmund Freud
Posted by Libita at on12/21/10
This time, I went through the towers quite fast. So I could more enjoy the scenes with Van Eisen. Changes are still great, matching my 'wish list' from the first playthrough quite well. _________________________ One feels inclined to say that the idea that man should be "happy" is not included in the plan of "creation". - Sigmund Freud
Posted by Libita at on12/21/10
That's fine with me. As I said, I found it rather fitting. Thanks for clarifying. _________________________ One feels inclined to say that the idea that man should be "happy" is not included in the plan of "creation". - Sigmund Freud
Posted by Pailith at 2010-12-1416:22:49
*** MAJOR SPOILERS CONCERNING THE END OF THE GAME! *** The only aspect of the ending that isn't fixed is the fate of the Company of the Claw and the variety of ways in which Northhaven can be handled I'm afraid. Van Eisen's ending is not only fitting with his character, but was left rather ominous in case we ever wanted to do a sequel. *** END SPOILERS ***
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